Following the recent political unrest in Bangkok, two of Thailand’s major resort destinations Phuket and Samui, both experienced an increase in passenger arrivals via direct flights,...
With no update on what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 hours after it went missing, the anxiety of waiting boiled over into anger for some...
Author: Shankaran Nambiar, MIER For a long time, Malaysian policymakers have tip-toed around the question of budget discipline. But the need for fiscal consolidation is pressing,...
Affluent Malaysians have the highest rate of overseas property purchases according to a survey by HSBC. Fifty five percent of the Malaysians surveyed purchase property abroad—compared...
Author: Homi Kharas, Brookings Institution Developing Asia’s share of global GDP has risen inexorably over the last 30 years: 7.5 per cent in 1980, 10.5 per...
China made four high-profile foreign policy fumbles in March and the negative repercussions they engender may ultimately come back to harm the country's own interests.
Singapore The HDB released its Resale Price Index (RPI) for the first quarter of 2013, this week. The RPI went up 1.2 percent to 205.4 points...
By Mike Ives Hong Kong’s government introduced new property taxes last autumn in a bid to cool the city’s overheated property market. Analysts, however, say many...
Malaysia is tipped to become the next hot spot for foreign investors as costs in Singapore and Hong Kong markets increase Malaysia’s property market is expected...